The De Leon Bearcats will challenge the Hawley Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
De Leon will head into Friday's matchup after some sweet revenge against Valley Mills: De Leon couldn't quite topple Valley Mills on Friday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 34-point defeat they took when the two last played. De Leon was the clear victor by a 52-27 margin over Valley Mills.
Meanwhile, Hawley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Merkel 47-6 at home. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Badgers are ranked 1002nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Keagan Ables was a one-man wrecking crew for Hawley as he threw for 268 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Coeyn Lovelady helped Ables out on the ground, rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown.
De Leon now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Hawley, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
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